“They are not Jewish, yet they head two of Birmingham’s major Jewish institutions,” writes Richard Friedman in his dual profile piece in Southern Jewish Life. “Bowles has been executive director of the Levite Jewish Community Center for 15 months and Cain has been head of school at the N.E. Miles Jewish Day School for three years.
“During their tenure, they have overseen a period of significant growth and prosperity for each of their institutions. The LJCC is more financially healthy today than it has been in recent memory and the NEMJDS is experiencing an influx of students that it has not seen in years. Many give much of the credit to Bowles and Cain for these achievements, pointing to their strong and focused leadership.”